JUDGMENT

K. Jayachandra Reddy, J. - All these appeals are connected and arise out of the judgment of a Division Bench of the Madras High Court. The appellant was the father of one Rajan who is alleged to have been murdered. The case was originally on the file of Sessions Judge, Kozhikode, Kerla State but on account of furore raised by the public against the accused and political overtones given to the case, the Supreme court in order to ensure a fair trial, transferred the case to the file of Sessions Judge, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu State. Seven persons were arrayed as accused in the trial and the learned Sessions Judge acquitted accused Nos. 1,2,4 and 7 and convicted accused Nos. 3, 5 and 6 under Sections 348/34; 330/109 and 201, I.P.C. and sentenced each of them to undergo R.I. for six months, one year and four months respectively. The sentences were directed to run concurrently. The three convicted accused filed three separate appeals and the State filed an appeal challenging the acquittal of all the seven accused of the major charges and it also filed another appeal for enhancement of the sentence awarded to accused Nos. 3, 5 and 6. The Division Bench dismissed the appeals filed b